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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1915
Page
9
A national convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs featured church advertising with talks by a renowned ad man. The Telegraph notes pioneerring coverage and predicts wider church use of mass media to spread gospel messages, while comparing it to campaigns used by business and politics.
The column pairs witty lines from The Pittsburgh Dispatch and Atlanta Journal criticizing militaristic sentiment and stress over civil behavior. It notes doctors warn worry harms health, and urges Americans to practice restraint and safety during the Fourth of July celebrations.
In Europe birds aid sentries by detecting aircraft and submarines before human observers. Parrots on the Eiffel Tower screech at approaching German planes, not by sight but by acute hearing, while gulls at sea alarm when a submarine periscope surfaces, guiding naval lookouts.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor declares the labor movement will seek peace and not jeopardize American lives. He adds that if dragged into war the nation must stay true to justice freedom and safety and defend national honor. Lone reader’s note to the runagate Chau tauquan.
The piece traces a figure named Remorse through biblical figures from Adam to Judas and Peter, noting how everyone knows him. It argues experience as the schoolmaster and calls R. E. Morse the embodiment of remorse always close behind us.
Boston investors begin to stock in Atlantic shipbuilding as the war spurs a new ocean carrying trade opportunity. The New England perspective suggests the war offers a rare chance to regain a strong position in shipping.
The piece surveys political reaction in Pennsylvania to Governor Brumbaugh’s vetoes of election law bills and a possible repeal of the full crew reform. It notes Republican leaders in Pittsburgh and Harrisburg foreseeing the vetoes, potential fusion strategies, and shifts in party alignment as well as local races and court battles across counties.
The article details Gibraltar’s strategic value at the Mediterranean entrance and its long occupation by Britain since 1704. It recounts Spanish and French attempts to retake the rock, including a daring 500-strong ascent via the isthmus and a siege from 1779 to 1783, both ultimately failing.
A playful school note mentions two history films and a geography reel at school with quoted lines praising honesty and truth. Wing Ding reports Chicago group promoting truthful advertising and daily writings across the land, urging youths to heed truth and set a good example.
London society figure Lady Troubridge argues that after the war Britain will lose many men to death or disability. Women must become self supporting through technical training and work, filling roles once held by men, easing the future marriage shortage and building a resilient, independent place in society.
The Wealth and income of the People of the United States by Willford I King, edited by Richard T Ely, is due midJune with new statistical insights. The Japanese problem in the United States by Millis debuts June 9 in a 300page volume with eleven plates. Pennsylvania celebrates health progress as Dr Samuel G Dixon's department exhibit wins a grand prize at San Francisco, reducing tuberculosis and proving health as vital to moral and economic development.
Photograph shows Mrs Selma Lewis named in a plot alleging Dr Alfred Meyer held a safe conduct to Germany. Metz recounts Lewis showing him a signed agreement and proposing to connect a Privy Councillor with Bryan to buy Krag rifles for Germany. He claims she then sold the story after he拒绝 involvement.
The article praises mules for steadiness under fire in Europe and notes their rising use by artillery. It contrasts mules with nervous horses and cites a British artillery anecdote where mules refused to move, enabling defense. The piece highlights the mule’s valued traits and a noted plan to mount cavalry on American mules.
The city youth favor island vacations along the river between Harrisburg and Clark's Ferry with Bass fishing highlighted at Hess and Milligan islands and the Cove area. Elsewhere local officials note civic plans including a July 5 Liberty Bell viewing by about 5,000 children and remarks on forestry and public service from figures like Dr. J. T. Rothrock and Lt. Governor McClain.
Paul Bedford, ex-legislator, reenters Luzerne politics. Rev George Borneman marks fifty years as priest at Reading with forty eight years spent there. Dr George Woodward of Philadelphia plans a Maine summer. Judge John B Steel of Greensburg returns from Indiana. P O Johnson of Philadelphia elected head of the State Association of Stationery Engineers. Arthur F Young of Williamsport heads to California for six weeks.
Harrisburg officials note growing interest from Pennsylvania cities in local playgrounds. Correspondent reports South African women sew head and neck veils for soldiers to shield against disease carrying insects, while English women knit socks and respirators. Veil making has become a main afternoon activity at South African tea gatherings, with shortages of gauze and silk prompting appeals for motor veils and thin fabrics.
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